CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, pelvis

Facility: Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 72192 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$85

about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $85–$285

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$104

Above the fair price

about $19 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $85 This hospital $104 Hospital's list price $1,527

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other IA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $48 Priciest $107

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, pelvis is about $85 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $104 — above the fair price. Located in West Burlington, IA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $85. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$100	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$98 - $855	92%
Aetnamajor	$52	49%
Humanamajor	$50	47%
GEHA	$1,420	1329%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$40 - $1,222

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72192.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72192.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center

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